A federal decide on Wednesday threw out a defamation lawsuit in opposition to Fox Information by a former Donald Trump supporter who stated he acquired loss of life threats when the community aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement within the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rebel.
Raymond Epps, a former Marine, was falsely accused by Fox of being a authorities agent inflicting bother close to the Capitol that day in order that it could be blamed on Trump followers.
U.S. District Choose Jennifer L. Corridor in Delaware granted, with out remark, Fox’s movement to dismiss the case.
Epps was the topic of a “60 Minutes” interview in 2023, shortly earlier than submitting his lawsuit. He claimed that he and his spouse offered an Arizona ranch the place they lived and moved due to the harassment they confronted due to the reviews.
Epps had named Tucker Carlson, who was fired from Fox in April 2023 for causes by no means absolutely defined, as being probably the most lively promoter of the conspiracy concept. On the time, Carlson hosted Fox’s hottest present.
In a press release, Fox Information on Wednesday cited two different defamation lawsuits in opposition to the corporate that have been additionally lately dismissed. They concerned former Biden administration disinformation professional Nina Jankowicz and Tony Bobulinski, considered one of Hunter Biden’s former enterprise companions.
“Following the dismissals of the Jankowicz, Bobulinski and now Epps cases, Fox News is pleased with these back-to-back decisions from federal courts preserving the press freedoms of the First Amendment,” the community stated.
